The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

The world’s top chess federation has ruled that transgender women cannot compete in its official events for females until an assessment of gender change is made by its officials.

  • binkster@lemm.ee
    301·
    11 months ago

    It is generally not, most tournaments anyone can enter. However, there are women-only tournaments because for a lot of social and historical reasons, men dominate the open tournaments.

    Interesting side-note fact on the power of social norms: if a woman and man play without knowing each other’s gender the woman will be more likely to win than she would if either party is made aware.

    • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
      153·
      11 months ago

      All the more reason to include trans and nonbinary people then. Blur the lines. Drag should also be encouraged.

        • Mouselemming@sh.itjust.works
          3·
          11 months ago

          Seriously, a lot of people would play better chess if they weren’t intimidated by their opponent. Unless you consider headology part of the game, the way it is in poker and Cripple-Mister-Onion.